East Lindsey District Council is happy to talk to residents and beach hut owners about the future of Sutton on Sea’s colonnade.

A structural survey has raised doubts about the future of the colonnade, parts of which have already been closed off to the public.

The survey - commissioned by ELDC amid safety fears - was published this month.

Earlier this year, lumps of concrete fell off the colonnade which is a key part of the resort’s busy seafront.

The survey revealed the deterioration of the colonnade - built after extensive coastal flooding in 1953 - was due to age and the original design and not a lack of maintenance, which some residents and beach hut owners had claimed.

ELDC stress programme of regular repairs and monitoring has been carried out.

Residents voiced their concerns about the future of the colonnade - and the beach huts which ‘sit’ on top of the structure - during a meeting of Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea Town Council on Monday evening.

Residents spoke during a public forum at the start of the meeting and stressed how important the colonnade is to the resort.

They said they were worried about its future.

District councillor Helen Matthews, who also attended the meeting, said she was talking to colleagues and was attempting to secure funding to safeguard the colonnade’s future.

She said: “It is very emotional. We all love Sutton on Sea and the colonnade, but we need the funding now for the future.

“I am doing a lot of talking with the portfolio holder, but sadly there isn’t an immediate fix. This will take some time.”